Date Night: "CASINO ROYALE" Advance Screening

P received a couple of invitations to the advance screening of Martin Campbell's "Casino Royale" yesterday, courtesy of the Omega Watch Company (007's official time piece).

Due to the drizzling rain and traffic, we made it to the theater in the nick of time - just as the opening credits was starting.

All I can say is that Daniel Craig was the purr-fect choice to play the role of James Bond in Ian Fleming's first novel. He succeeded in making a few other actors before him (excluding Sean Connery) look like a bunch of pansies. Getting downright gritty, he wasn't squeamish about having a few drops of blood (okay, it was more like a pint) stain his ertswhile immaculate white shirt.

This is one Bond who didn't rely on the latest gizmos to bring his enemies down.
(I got so carried away that I half-expected him to snap their torsos in half with his bare hands!)
Were sure that the sappy scenes he had with sultry, green-eyed brunette, Vesper Lynd (played by French actress Eva Green) was crucial to the story line.
However, our sole gripe was that we thought those lovey-dovey parts got more air time than they deserved.

What-evah - who gives a hoot about our own personal opinion anyway?

Besides, the excitement and action during the first 20 minutes of the movie alone will be worth the price of the movie ticket.

The Vesper Martini:

3 parts Gordon Gin
1 part Smirnoff Red vodka
1/2 part lillet Blanc aperitif
To finish: lemon peel

Shake well with ice and strain into martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.


LINK:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/casinoroyale/site/noflash.html